Do you use a Sofietta/Puffer with boro

[JDeMoss]

Just curious if any of you use a sofietta (the cone shaped puffer tool) when blowing with boro?

[jusbag]

Hell yeah... miniature one made out of glass. Works great!

[pyrorob05]

ive always wondered about this myself i think there are a lot of crossover techniques that can be taken from the hot shop and applied to boro like useing a gott steamer pad or paper pad to shape the glass it works great and gives u a nice hands on feel and much more dexterityl than a graphite paddle ever will

[rustyglass]

I guess in a way I have and didnt even know it. Sometimes when doing reversals, after I pop a hole, punty up, and take the blow tube off, I use a cold tube to blow into the new hole to even up that side where the blow tube was. If that made any sense, I think its the same kind of thing.

[HumanLathe]

^^^thats the best IMO way to do versals I complete the final side of the spral with a tube in mouth and a punty on side of the completed spiral!! I have one that is made with the tip of a 5/8 graphite reamer it so nice for when doing a flared foot, it is about as long as a small claw grabber.

[The Goat]

I use a cold blow tube too. works great for rounding that last termination.

[J Howard]

i use one of the large furnace puffers all the time. they're particularly good if you open your bubbles with diamond shears (which i recommend at least knowing how to do).

i also use wooden parchoffi's soaked in water for a large reamer

[mindblowingglass]

I use a J.M puffer on larger vessles. (its more of a emergency tool than anything) other wise I use a cold blow tube.
When I do reversal's I use a cold blowtube (like matt was saying) but the sofietta only gets used on big vessle type stuff (and only when needed, ie I dont plan on useing it when the vase is being made, but if I have a area soften and "fall" in a little, thats when I grab it)

[wahoo]

I use one for reversals, but I also use it when I get a crack in the mouth piece of a spoon when I'm rushing pulling points off. I just stop it from running, cook it, and then use the carb to blow through. It's a very handy tool. If any one needs a sweet bamboo handled one ( curved or straight) the guys at public scientific make'em, and they are superb. 336-934-2189

[somberbear]

I'll back up wahoo on that, mines great if you need good tools of any kind hit up pubsci glass.

good guys too. most of my tools are made by them.

peace
rob

[AlaskanGlass]

Never used one never will..... I use the cold tube method works fine for me

[pyrorob05]

thats a rather close minded statement